Life with snail mail brings positivity

The modern mailbox is boring. The daily ritual of walking or driving to the mailbox, flipping open the little door, to take out bills, political campaigns, philanthropic pleas, and magazines is no luxury of communication anymore, it’s a chore. No different than sweeping the kitchen or putting away the dishes.

Portraits of youth leaders from 1776, including John Laurens, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.

Youth must ignite sparks of progress

Election Day is again drawing closer and political rhetoric has increased to a fever pitch. In their efforts to grapple for every last vote, there have been numerous references by the candidates to America’s Founding Fathers. At the same time, some have sought to dismiss the passions and voices of youth advocates. These advocates are portrayed as too uneducated, unsophisticated, and inexperienced to have their voice matter in American government.

Photo of Anna Lamar Switzer Center For Visual Arts Building Damage after Hurricane Sally.

PSC perseveres despite Sally’s destruction

The students and staff of Pensacola State College (PSC) held their breath as Hurricane Sally began her devastating path of destruction through Northwest Florida September 16. The bands surrounding Hurricane Sally lashed at the coastlines for over 24 hours, causing life-threatening six-foot coastal storm surges as it stalled over the ocean.

Illustration of Chadwick Boseman with microphone, honoring his legacy.

Rest in power, Chadwick Boseman

I usually don’t get sad at celebrity deaths. But I’m not going to lie, when I heard about Chadwick Boseman’s death, my heart. It’s not the fact that he died so young, but it’s the manner of how he died. Colon Cancer. Most celebrity deaths involve a nasty cocktail of depression, unspoken horrors, and usually, drugs.